http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/worship-religion/ en-us Tue, 5 Jan 2010 22:47:55 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2421725/posts Revelation 10 And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire: And he had in his hand a little book open: and he set his right foot upon the sea, and his left foot on the earth. And cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roareth: and when he had cried, seven thunders uttered their voices. (4)And when the seven thunders had uttered their voices, I was about to write:... vanity http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2421725/posts#comment Tue, 5 Jan 2010 22:47:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2421435/posts Text"Blessed are the poor in spirit. . . those who mourn . . . the meek . . . those who hunger and thirst for righteousness... the merciful... the pure in heart . . . the peacemakers . . . those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven" (Matt. 5:3-10). Bible ReadingMatthew 5:1-12: 1Now when he saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, 2and he began to teach them, saying: 3Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4Blessed... The Orthodox Presbyterian Church http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2421435/posts#comment Tue, 5 Jan 2010 16:43:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2421405/posts Sometimes it seems that the trajectory of your life is to serve as a warning to others not to go down the same path you took. His rebus dictis, there is a truly bizarre dust up in France in a town called Thiberville. The local bishop of the Diocese of Evreux removed from office the long-time and much beloved parish priest, who coincidently celebrated also the Extraordinary Form. He assigned another priest. This didn’t go down well. The site Fratres has posted a couple Youtube videos together with something of the story. One of them shows an astonishingly scandalous scene... What Does the Prayer Really Say http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2421405/posts#comment Tue, 5 Jan 2010 16:11:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2421259/posts Power over Fear Today's Scripture "For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline" (II Timothy 1:7, NLT) Today's Word from Joel and Victoria God's desire is that we continually progress, that we reach higher heights and go to new levels. Oftentimes, as soon as we make the decision to step out in faith and obey God, the enemy brings in fear to try to stop us. He'll bring thoughts like, "What if you fail? What are other people going to think? You don't have what it takes." He'll do... Email http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2421259/posts#comment Tue, 5 Jan 2010 12:46:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2421256/posts The Life of Power to Follow "Jesus answered him, ’Where I am going you cannot follow Me now, but you shall follow Me afterward’ " —John 13:36 "And when He had spoken this, He said to him, ’Follow Me’ " (John 21:19). Three years earlier Jesus had said, "Follow Me" (Matthew 4:19), and Peter followed with no hesitation. The irresistible attraction of Jesus was upon him and he did not need the Holy Spirit to help him do it. Later he came to the place where he denied Jesus, and his heart broke. Then he received the Holy Spirit... My Utmost for His Highest (The Golden Book of Oswald Chambers;1992) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2421256/posts#comment Tue, 5 Jan 2010 12:39:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2421162/posts January 5, 2010                                  Memorial of Saint John Neumann, bishop     Reading 1Responsorial PsalmReading 2Gospel Reading I1 Jn 4:7-10Beloved, let us love one another,because love is of God;everyone who loves is begotten by God and knows God.Whoever is without love does not know God, for God is love.In this way the love of God was revealed to us:God sent his only-begotten Son into the worldso that we might have life through him.In this is love:not that we have loved God, but that he loved usand sent his Son as expiation for our... USCCB.org/New American Bible http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2421162/posts#comment Tue, 5 Jan 2010 06:26:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2421095/posts ELCA Publisher's Board Terminates Defined Benefit Retirement Plan 10-001-JB CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Augsburg Fortress, the publishing ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), announced in a Dec. 31, 2009, letter to participants that it will terminate its defined benefit retirement plan effective March 5. The action, approved by the board of trustees of Augsburg Fortress Dec. 18, affects 500 plan participants. Not affected by the decision is the company's current retirement plan -- a defined contribution plan -- in which Augsburg Fortress' current employees can participate. That plan is a 403b plan "common for non-profit organizations," according to... ELCA News Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2421095/posts#comment Tue, 5 Jan 2010 03:44:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2420693/posts ROME — Top officials from the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments will be principal celebrants at Tridentine liturgies during a conference in Rome this week. The Tridentine rite, in use before the reforms of the Second Vatican Council, is also called the extraordinary form of the liturgy.U.S. Archbishop J. Augustine Di Noia, secretary of the Vatican congregation, will celebrate solemn pontifical vespers and benediction in the extraordinary form at the Church of St. Stephen of the Abyssinians, located inside the Vatican walls, Jan. 6.On Jan. 7, Cardinal Antonio Canizares Llovera, prefect of the worship congregation, will celebrate... cns http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2420693/posts#comment Mon, 4 Jan 2010 18:05:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2420606/posts On October 22, 1976, Clyde Kilby, who is now with Christ in Heaven, gave an unforgettable lecture. I went to hear him that night because I loved him. He had been one of my professors in English Literature at Wheaton College. He opened my eyes to more of life than I knew could be seen. O, what eyes he had! He was like his hero, C. S. Lewis, in this regard. When he spoke of the tree he saw on the way to class this morning, you wondered why you had been so blind all your life. Since those days... DesiringGod.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2420606/posts#comment Mon, 4 Jan 2010 16:14:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2420602/posts Image above taken from In the Sight of Angels blog (The following is excerpted from St. Francis de Sales's sermon for the Feast of the Circumcision, 1 January 1622, as printed in "The Sermons of St. Francis de Sales For Advent and Christmas," published by TAN Books.) "Now, how are we to pronounce the sacred name of Jesus so that it may be beneficial and profitable to us?...This name certainly ought not be pronounced carelessly or thoughtlessly. It is not enough to be aware that is is a two-syllable word, nor even less to speak it merely with the mouth.... Dignare Me Laudare Te Virgo Sacrata blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2420602/posts#comment Mon, 4 Jan 2010 16:06:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2420486/posts Dare to Dream Big Today's Scripture "…No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love Him" (I Corinthians 2:9, NIV) Today's Word from Joel and Victoria What are the dreams and desires that you have for your future? Maybe you had some big dreams when you were younger, but things didn’t go the way you planned and so you put them aside and settled for status quo. We’ve all had disappointments, but we have to keep moving forward. Today is a new day, and we serve a God... Email http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2420486/posts#comment Mon, 4 Jan 2010 12:43:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2420481/posts Why Can I Not Follow You Now? " Peter said to Him, ’Lord, why can I not follow You now?’ " —John 13:37 There are times when you can’t understand why you cannot do what you want to do. When God brings a time of waiting, and appears to be unresponsive, don’t fill it with busyness, just wait. The time of waiting may come to teach you the meaning of sanctification— to be set apart from sin and made holy— or it may come after the process of sanctification has begun to teach you what service means. Never run... My Utmost for His Highest (The Golden Book of Oswald Chambers;1992) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2420481/posts#comment Mon, 4 Jan 2010 12:35:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2420381/posts January 4, 2010                                   Memorial of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton,                                 religious     Reading 1Responsorial PsalmReading 2Gospel Reading I1 Jn 3:22–4:6Beloved:We receive from him whatever we ask,because we keep his commandments and do what pleases him.And his commandment is this:we should believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ,and love one another just as he commanded us.Those who keep his commandments remain in him, and he in them,and the way we know that he remains in usis from the Spirit whom he gave... USCCB.org/New American Bible http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2420381/posts#comment Mon, 4 Jan 2010 05:14:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2420180/posts Traditional Sunday Holy Mass Propers 3 January 2010 Anno Dómini † FEAST OF THE HOLY NAME OF JESUS † Missa In nomine Jesu omne genuflectatur, Caelestium, terrestrium, et infernorum: et omnis lingua contiteatur, quia Dominus Jesus Christus in gloria est Dei Patris. ( "In the name of Jesus let every knee bow of those that are in heaven, on earth, and under the earth; and let every tongue confess that the Lord Jesus Christ is in the glory of God the Father." ) "....vocatum est nomen Eius Iesus quod vocatum est ab Angelo priusquam in utero conciperetur.....His Name was... Robert Drobot http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2420180/posts#comment Sun, 3 Jan 2010 21:10:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2419931/posts With much confusion in the world today regarding Jesus Christ, it is crucial that the original record be researched--the New Testament passages relating to the divinity of Jesus Christ. Allvoices http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2419931/posts#comment Sun, 3 Jan 2010 13:49:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2419927/posts Clouds and Darkness "Clouds and darkness surround Him . . ." —Psalm 97:2 A person who has not been born again by the Spirit of God will tell you that the teachings of Jesus are simple. But when he is baptized by the Holy Spirit, he finds that "clouds and darkness surround Him . . . ." When we come into close contact with the teachings of Jesus Christ we have our first realization of this. The only possible way to have full understanding of the teachings of Jesus is through the light of the Spirit of God shining... My Utmost for His Highest (The Golden Book of Oswald Chambers;1992) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2419927/posts#comment Sun, 3 Jan 2010 13:38:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2419829/posts January 3, 2010                               The Epiphany of the Lord     Reading 1Responsorial PsalmReading 2Gospel Reading IIs 60:1-6Rise up in splendor, Jerusalem!  Your light has come,the glory of the Lord shines upon you.See, darkness covers the earth,and thick clouds cover the peoples;but upon you the LORD shines,and over you appears his glory.Nations shall walk by your light,and kings by your shining radiance.Raise your eyes and look about;they all gather and come to you:your sons come from afar,and your daughters in the arms of their nurses. Then you shall be radiant at what you... USCCB.org/New American Bible http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2419829/posts#comment Sun, 3 Jan 2010 04:31:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2419725/posts Monday and Thrsday mornings, 1/4 and 7Kohen--Exodus 1:1-7Levi--vs. 8-12Yisra'el--vs. 13-17 Strday 1/9--Shabbat Parashat ShemotMORNING Kohen--Exodus 1:1-17Levi--1:18-2:10Shelishi--2:11-25Revi`i--3:1-15Chamishi--3:16-4:17Shishi--4:18-31Shevi`i--5:1-6:1Maftir--5:22-6:1Haftarah--Isaiah 27:6-28:13; 29:22,23 EVENING Kohen--Exodus 6:2-5Levi--vs. 6-9Yisra'el--vs. 10-13 Bible, prayerbooks, and calendar http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2419725/posts#comment Sat, 2 Jan 2010 23:47:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2419448/posts Will You Go Out Without Knowing? "He went out, not knowing where he was going" —Hebrews 11:8 Have you ever "gone out" in this way? If so, there is no logical answer possible when anyone asks you what you are doing. One of the most difficult questions to answer in Christian work is, "What do you expect to do?" You don’t know what you are going to do. The only thing you know is that God knows what He is doing. Continually examine your attitude toward God to see if you are willing to "go out" in every area... My Utmost for His Highest (The Golden Book of Oswald Chambers;1992) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2419448/posts#comment Sat, 2 Jan 2010 13:34:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2419439/posts Georgetown was full of mingling human bodies going and coming. Only God knew where. But no one appeared to be hurrying--just going and coming. jgrantswankjr http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2419439/posts#comment Sat, 2 Jan 2010 13:21:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2419363/posts January 2, 2010                                        Memorial of Saint Basil the Great                                         and Saint Gregory Nazianzen, bishops and                             doctors of the Church       Reading 1Responsorial PsalmGospel Reading I1 Jn 2:22-28Beloved:Who is the liar? Whoever denies that Jesus is the Christ. Whoever denies the Father and the Son, this is the antichrist. Anyone who denies the Son does not have the Father,but whoever confesses the Son has the Father as well. Let what you heard from the beginning remain in you. If what... USCCB.org/New American Bible http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2419363/posts#comment Sat, 2 Jan 2010 06:09:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2419294/posts Think back ten years. What pressure was upon you then? Think back fifteen years. What were you doing on that day? jgrantswankjr http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2419294/posts#comment Sat, 2 Jan 2010 02:20:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2418984/posts Humility, Bill knew, is understanding one's place before Creator God. It is recognizing the biblical definition of the mortal to be fact — that we are indeed as dust, cracked clay, or a wheat strand blowing in the wind. Townhall http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2418984/posts#comment Fri, 1 Jan 2010 16:22:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2418894/posts Make Plans for the Next Victory Today's Scripture "Now therefore, give me this mountain of which the Lord spoke in that day" (Joshua 14:12, NKJV) Today's Word from Joel and Victoria In the Bible, Caleb helped lead the people of Israel into their Promised Land. But I love that Caleb didn't just stop there. When he was 80 years old, he said, "God, give me another mountain." He was saying, "God, give me something else to do. Give me another assignment." Notice, he was planning on living out his life in victory. He could have said, "God, just let... Email http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2418894/posts#comment Fri, 1 Jan 2010 12:37:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2418890/posts Let Us Keep to the Point " ". . . my earnest expectation and hope that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death" " —Philippians 1:20 My Utmost for His Highest. ". . . my earnest expectation and hope that in nothing I shall be ashamed . . . ." We will all feel very much ashamed if we do not yield to Jesus the areas of our lives He has asked us to yield to Him. It’s... My Utmost for His Highest (The Golden Book of Oswald Chambers;1992) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2418890/posts#comment Fri, 1 Jan 2010 12:28:36 GMT